Private BENHAM BOGGS, Co. I, 86th Illinois
Benham Boggs was born on __________ __, 18__ (c. 1839/38) in Montgomery County, Ohio, the son of __________ Boggs and __________ (__________) Boggs. Benham apparently went west in the 1850's, where at the time of the 1860 census of Timber Township in Peoria County, Benham Boggs is believed to be residing with and working as a farmhand for Thomas and Dricilla Robinson;
2729 Robinson Thomas 44 M farmer 1,200 1,575 England
2729 Robinson Drucilla 43 F KY
2729 Robinson Amanda 9 F IL
2729 Robinson Robert 7 M IL
2729 Robinson Alice 5 F IL
2729 Robinson Jane 1 F IL
2729 Egman Nathaniel 18 M farmhand IL
2729 Strand John 30 M farmhand Sweden
2729 Baggs Benham 21 M farmhand IA
On August 15, 1862, Benham Boggs volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Lancaster, Illinois/Timber-Hollis Township area of Peoria County by a well known business man and Lancaster area merchant, Allen L. Fahnestock. Just six days earlier, Benham's fellow farmhand on the Robinson farm, Nathaniel Egman, also had volunteered to serve in this same company. They had worked side by side with each other on the Robinson farm, now they were going to fight beside each other in the Union army.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BOGGS, BENHAM
Rank PVT
Company I
Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence LANCASTER, PEORIA CO, IL
Age 23
Height 5' 10 1/2
Hair DARK
Eyes HAZEL
Complexion FAIR
Marital Status SINGLE
Occupation FARMER
Nativity MONTGOMERY CO, OH
Service Record
Joined AUG 15, 1862 at LANCASTER, IL
Joined By A L FAHNESTOCK for Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 at PEORIA, IL
KILLED IN ACTION MAY 17, 1864 at ROME, GEORGIA
When Fahnestock had about 100 volunteers he led his company into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. Fahnestock was elected Captain of the men of the Timber Township company and on August 27, 1862, Fahnestock, and 96 of the other Timber Township volunteers, including now Private John Adams, were mustered in as Company I of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
The men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon on September 7, 1862, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria down to the railroad depot, where they boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the river from Louisville. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade chasing Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate forces withdrew from Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they went into winter camp.
For the next 18 months, Private Benham Boggs would serve faithfully in Co. I as the men of McCook's Brigade served in Tennessee and Georgia. During this time, Benham was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia.
During the Battle of Rome, Georgia on May 17, 1864, the 86th Illinois was fairly heavily engaged. During this battle, 18 men from the 86th were either killed or wounded. Three of these men were from Co. I of the 86th Illinois. Privates F. C. Lindenberg and John R. Petty were wounded. Private Benham Boggs was killed. Initially buried on the battlefield at Rome, Private Benham Bogg's earthly remains were exhumed shortly after the war and were sent to the Marietta National Cemetery were they were re-interred in Grave # 1694 in Section C.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Boggs family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Benham Boggs and the Boggs family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of Benham Boggs which may have survived the years added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
Benham Boggs was born on __________ __, 18__ (c. 1839/38) in Montgomery County, Ohio, the son of __________ Boggs and __________ (__________) Boggs. Benham apparently went west in the 1850's, where at the time of the 1860 census of Timber Township in Peoria County, Benham Boggs is believed to be residing with and working as a farmhand for Thomas and Dricilla Robinson;
2729 Robinson Thomas 44 M farmer 1,200 1,575 England
2729 Robinson Drucilla 43 F KY
2729 Robinson Amanda 9 F IL
2729 Robinson Robert 7 M IL
2729 Robinson Alice 5 F IL
2729 Robinson Jane 1 F IL
2729 Egman Nathaniel 18 M farmhand IL
2729 Strand John 30 M farmhand Sweden
2729 Baggs Benham 21 M farmhand IA
On August 15, 1862, Benham Boggs volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Lancaster, Illinois/Timber-Hollis Township area of Peoria County by a well known business man and Lancaster area merchant, Allen L. Fahnestock. Just six days earlier, Benham's fellow farmhand on the Robinson farm, Nathaniel Egman, also had volunteered to serve in this same company. They had worked side by side with each other on the Robinson farm, now they were going to fight beside each other in the Union army.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BOGGS, BENHAM
Rank PVT
Company I
Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence LANCASTER, PEORIA CO, IL
Age 23
Height 5' 10 1/2
Hair DARK
Eyes HAZEL
Complexion FAIR
Marital Status SINGLE
Occupation FARMER
Nativity MONTGOMERY CO, OH
Service Record
Joined AUG 15, 1862 at LANCASTER, IL
Joined By A L FAHNESTOCK for Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 at PEORIA, IL
KILLED IN ACTION MAY 17, 1864 at ROME, GEORGIA
When Fahnestock had about 100 volunteers he led his company into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. Fahnestock was elected Captain of the men of the Timber Township company and on August 27, 1862, Fahnestock, and 96 of the other Timber Township volunteers, including now Private John Adams, were mustered in as Company I of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
The men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon on September 7, 1862, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria down to the railroad depot, where they boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the river from Louisville. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade chasing Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate forces withdrew from Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they went into winter camp.
For the next 18 months, Private Benham Boggs would serve faithfully in Co. I as the men of McCook's Brigade served in Tennessee and Georgia. During this time, Benham was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia.
During the Battle of Rome, Georgia on May 17, 1864, the 86th Illinois was fairly heavily engaged. During this battle, 18 men from the 86th were either killed or wounded. Three of these men were from Co. I of the 86th Illinois. Privates F. C. Lindenberg and John R. Petty were wounded. Private Benham Boggs was killed. Initially buried on the battlefield at Rome, Private Benham Bogg's earthly remains were exhumed shortly after the war and were sent to the Marietta National Cemetery were they were re-interred in Grave # 1694 in Section C.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Boggs family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Benham Boggs and the Boggs family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of Benham Boggs which may have survived the years added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
Private BENHAM BOGGS, Co. I, 86th Illinois
Benham Boggs was born on __________ __, 18__ (c. 1839/38) in Montgomery County, Ohio, the son of __________ Boggs and __________ (__________) Boggs. Benham apparently went west in the 1850's, where at the time of the 1860 census of Timber Township in Peoria County, Benham Boggs is believed to be residing with and working as a farmhand for Thomas and Dricilla Robinson;
2729 Robinson Thomas 44 M farmer 1,200 1,575 England
2729 Robinson Drucilla 43 F KY
2729 Robinson Amanda 9 F IL
2729 Robinson Robert 7 M IL
2729 Robinson Alice 5 F IL
2729 Robinson Jane 1 F IL
2729 Egman Nathaniel 18 M farmhand IL
2729 Strand John 30 M farmhand Sweden
2729 Baggs Benham 21 M farmhand IA
On August 15, 1862, Benham Boggs volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Lancaster, Illinois/Timber-Hollis Township area of Peoria County by a well known business man and Lancaster area merchant, Allen L. Fahnestock. Just six days earlier, Benham's fellow farmhand on the Robinson farm, Nathaniel Egman, also had volunteered to serve in this same company. They had worked side by side with each other on the Robinson farm, now they were going to fight beside each other in the Union army.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BOGGS, BENHAM
Rank PVT
Company I
Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence LANCASTER, PEORIA CO, IL
Age 23
Height 5' 10 1/2
Hair DARK
Eyes HAZEL
Complexion FAIR
Marital Status SINGLE
Occupation FARMER
Nativity MONTGOMERY CO, OH
Service Record
Joined AUG 15, 1862 at LANCASTER, IL
Joined By A L FAHNESTOCK for Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 at PEORIA, IL
KILLED IN ACTION MAY 17, 1864 at ROME, GEORGIA
When Fahnestock had about 100 volunteers he led his company into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. Fahnestock was elected Captain of the men of the Timber Township company and on August 27, 1862, Fahnestock, and 96 of the other Timber Township volunteers, including now Private John Adams, were mustered in as Company I of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
The men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon on September 7, 1862, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria down to the railroad depot, where they boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the river from Louisville. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade chasing Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate forces withdrew from Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they went into winter camp.
For the next 18 months, Private Benham Boggs would serve faithfully in Co. I as the men of McCook's Brigade served in Tennessee and Georgia. During this time, Benham was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia.
During the Battle of Rome, Georgia on May 17, 1864, the 86th Illinois was fairly heavily engaged. During this battle, 18 men from the 86th were either killed or wounded. Three of these men were from Co. I of the 86th Illinois. Privates F. C. Lindenberg and John R. Petty were wounded. Private Benham Boggs was killed. Initially buried on the battlefield at Rome, Private Benham Bogg's earthly remains were exhumed shortly after the war and were sent to the Marietta National Cemetery were they were re-interred in Grave # 1694 in Section C.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Boggs family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Benham Boggs and the Boggs family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of Benham Boggs which may have survived the years added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
Benham Boggs was born on __________ __, 18__ (c. 1839/38) in Montgomery County, Ohio, the son of __________ Boggs and __________ (__________) Boggs. Benham apparently went west in the 1850's, where at the time of the 1860 census of Timber Township in Peoria County, Benham Boggs is believed to be residing with and working as a farmhand for Thomas and Dricilla Robinson;
2729 Robinson Thomas 44 M farmer 1,200 1,575 England
2729 Robinson Drucilla 43 F KY
2729 Robinson Amanda 9 F IL
2729 Robinson Robert 7 M IL
2729 Robinson Alice 5 F IL
2729 Robinson Jane 1 F IL
2729 Egman Nathaniel 18 M farmhand IL
2729 Strand John 30 M farmhand Sweden
2729 Baggs Benham 21 M farmhand IA
On August 15, 1862, Benham Boggs volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in the Lancaster, Illinois/Timber-Hollis Township area of Peoria County by a well known business man and Lancaster area merchant, Allen L. Fahnestock. Just six days earlier, Benham's fellow farmhand on the Robinson farm, Nathaniel Egman, also had volunteered to serve in this same company. They had worked side by side with each other on the Robinson farm, now they were going to fight beside each other in the Union army.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name BOGGS, BENHAM
Rank PVT
Company I
Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence LANCASTER, PEORIA CO, IL
Age 23
Height 5' 10 1/2
Hair DARK
Eyes HAZEL
Complexion FAIR
Marital Status SINGLE
Occupation FARMER
Nativity MONTGOMERY CO, OH
Service Record
Joined AUG 15, 1862 at LANCASTER, IL
Joined By A L FAHNESTOCK for Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 at PEORIA, IL
KILLED IN ACTION MAY 17, 1864 at ROME, GEORGIA
When Fahnestock had about 100 volunteers he led his company into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. Fahnestock was elected Captain of the men of the Timber Township company and on August 27, 1862, Fahnestock, and 96 of the other Timber Township volunteers, including now Private John Adams, were mustered in as Company I of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
The men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out of the gates of Camp Lyon on September 7, 1862, with much fanfare, through the streets of Peoria down to the railroad depot, where they boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt in Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the river from Louisville. Three weeks later the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Colonel Daniel McCook's Brigade chasing Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops during the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the next few years. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate forces withdrew from Kentucky, while the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they went into winter camp.
For the next 18 months, Private Benham Boggs would serve faithfully in Co. I as the men of McCook's Brigade served in Tennessee and Georgia. During this time, Benham was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia and Rome, Georgia.
During the Battle of Rome, Georgia on May 17, 1864, the 86th Illinois was fairly heavily engaged. During this battle, 18 men from the 86th were either killed or wounded. Three of these men were from Co. I of the 86th Illinois. Privates F. C. Lindenberg and John R. Petty were wounded. Private Benham Boggs was killed. Initially buried on the battlefield at Rome, Private Benham Bogg's earthly remains were exhumed shortly after the war and were sent to the Marietta National Cemetery were they were re-interred in Grave # 1694 in Section C.
by Baxter B. Fite III
(Baxter would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants of the Boggs family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on Benham Boggs and the Boggs family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of Benham Boggs which may have survived the years added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
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